25 ESL Conversation Questions about Basketball

  1. Do you play basketball?
  2. How long have you been playing basketball?
  3. How old were you when you started to play basketball?
  4. Do you remember the first time you tried to score a basket? Were you successful?
  5. How often do you play basketball?
  6. Who do you play basketball with? Why?
  7. Where do you play basketball?
  8. What’s your favorite basketball team? Why?
  9. Do you watch NBA? What is your favorite NBA team?
  10. Who is your favorite basketball player?
  11. What is the ideal age to start playing basketball?
  12. Is basketball a girls’ sport or boys’?
  13. Does basketball help you grow?
  14. How many players are there in a basketball team? Do you know their positions?
  15. What is the most popular basketball team in your country?
  16. Is basketball the most popular sport in your country? Why/why not?
  17. Did you have a basketball ball when you were a child? Who bought it for you?
  18. Do you have a basketball hero?
  19. Have you ever watched any films or read any books about basketball?
  20. If you started a basketball team, what would you name it?
  21. Do you prefer men’s or women’s basketball? Why?
  22. Have you ever met a basketball player? How did you feel? What did you talk about?
  23. Did you have basketball shoes when you were a child? Do you still keep them?
  24. Who is the best basketball player ever? Why?
  25. Imagine that you are the coach of a basketball team and it is just before the championship game. If you win, you will be the champions and it is going to be the first-ever cup in the club’s history. You are to make a speech to the players. What do you say?